Recent content by Professor Uzzy

Well, personally, I didn't expect to win the war with the Reapers. Given how they had been described in Mass Effect 1, I imagined that they were a true existential threat to the entirety of galactic civilisation, an out of context problem that simply could not be solved by military might. I...

"I'm Commander Shepard, and even this phone greeting's better than the ending of Mass Effect 3"

Love how the OP reduces Marcus Beer's relentless attack against Fish to just 'blowfish'. How about providing some better context, hmm? No one looks good here, but presenting Marcus Beer as some innocent wronged party in this is just insane.

An RPG that non-reactive to the players actions cannot be considered a 'full-on, heavyweight RPG'. The mechanics are shallow, the world lifeless and cold. Nothing you do is of any consequence in the game world. Now it's certainly a fun game, and I've put a lot of hours into it, but calling...

Well, Dragon Age Origins was old school in it's approach too, and sold very well. Of course, just like Mass Effect, Bioware managed to ruin an effective formula. Not that I have any problem with the more cinematic games, but I do resent having options for role-playing stripped away from...

Excellent news. There was no reason to abandon the isometric RPG in the first place, so I'm glad that we're getting more coming and hopefully more in future.

Man, it still depresses me to see EA talking about Bioware games.

Sure, I mean, it's fine that you lose access to thousands of pounds of games because you called someone a rude word. That's a great system! Say rude word = All your games are gone. Awesome! Better hope you're not from Fort Gay, Virginia though. Or your name is Richard Gaywood. Both are...

Knowing Microsoft, they'll probably sell us the ability to watch the BBC as a feature.

Looks like us UK folk are being taxed for our consoles again. Current exchange rates have $499 at £321, yet we're paying £429 for the Xbone. Are we getting anything more for our extra cash? Games being converted into proper English? A Tardis sound when the console boots up? Free cups of tea...

Does anyone really expect that Microsoft are going to reveal 15 games at E3 exceptional enough to eradicate the memory of this failure of a launch? Anyone? Frankly I'd be amazed if they didn't spend half the E3 Presentation talking up their awesome new system that lets Americans watch TV on...

Because it would put the games storyline and themes in a position of dissonance with the mechanics. You know how in many other games we complain about gameplay and story segregation, like cutscene incompetence, or when you kill the boss that's been built up as a huge threat in a matter of...

Everything must be sacrificed on the alter of dumbing down. Everything. We aren't even allowed one game.

The message of Dark Souls, the theme of Dark Souls.. that's given to you VIA the mechanics. Why are people like you so desperate to utterly ignore the interactive nature of gaming, the thing that makes it near-unique among artistic mediums and just treat gaming like a movie, or a manuscript...

A thought. Games are obviously, unlike other forms of media, an interactive medium. You don't just passively receive the content of the game, like in films or TV, but you have to interact with the game. Why are people so desperate to demand that the one thing that makes games unique, that...